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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to: U.S. Ser. No. 09/803,505 filed on Mar. 9, 2001 entitled: Opposing Spring Resilient Tension Suspension System.
[0002] U.S. Ser. No. 10/033,016 filed on Oct. 26, 2001 entitled: Opposing Spring Rebound Tension Suspen... | A stabilizing apparatus and method that replaces the existing shock absorber of a road vehicle that works to resist the initiation of body roll during comering. It seeks to counter act the forces being generated by the vehicle suspension springs that exacerbate the rollover propensity of vehicles during certain steerin... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/730,396, entitled BALER UNLOADING RAMP RETURN MECHANISM filed Nov. 27, 2012, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A round baler having a mobile chassis, a bale-forming chamber supported on the chassis and including a tailgate that can be raised for discharging a bale from the chamber and a bale discharge ramp. A combination pivot and spring assembly attaches the ramp to the chassis below the chamber for movement of the ramp from a... | 0 |
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[0001] This application is the National Phase entry of PCT/EP2006/011602, filed Dec. 4, 2006, which claims priority to German patent application number DE 102006010663.6, filed Mar. 8, 2006, each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
... | The invention relates to a method for producing coated sterol powder, wherein a) a carbohydrate and/or a protein and/or a protein-containing auxiliary agent is dissolved or dispersed in water or in an aqueous suspension medium, b) said sterol and/or stanol particles are added to the solution/dispersion, c) the thus obt... | 0 |
This is a Rule 60 Divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 222,524, filed Jun. 19, 1988, now abandoned which is a Rule 60 Continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 832,461, filed Feb. 21, 1986, now abandoned which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. Ser. No. 688,236, filed Jan. 2, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,076, issued Aug. 19, 1986, which is... | A water soluble copolymer having the structure: ##STR1## wherein X is about 1 to about 99 mole percent and y is about 99 to about 1 mole percent. | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a folding apparatus and more particularly, relates to a quarter folder for signatures.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The folding of paper signatures or like objects is known in the art. Generally, such folders operate at a relatively slow throughput comp... | A quarter folder comprising an input conveyer for receiving a shingled stream of half folded signatures, an aligning section for aligning the signatures, a folding section for folding the shingled stream to thereby form a quarter folded shingled stream, a singulating section to separate the shingled signatures into ind... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation of pending International Patent Application PCT/FR2010/000726 filed on Nov. 2, 2010 which designates the United States and claims priority from French Patent Application 0905366 filed on Nov. 6, 2009, the content of whic... | A pushbutton for a system for dispensing a pressurized substance, the pushbutton including a body having a housing provided with an anvil around which a spray nozzle is mounted so as to form a substance dispensing path between the housing and a swirl array including a swirl chamber provided with a dispensing port as we... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to sports training devices and, more particularly, to a device for exercising, strengthening and developing the lower leg muscles.
Heretofore, a fairly wide variety of specialized exercising equipment have been proposed for exercising particular musc... | An apparatus for developing the lower leg muscles used while skiing includes a base and a foot holder. A joint interconnects the foot holder with the base and permits multi-axis, compound motion of the holder. A flexible force applying member engages the foot holder substantially at the terminal free end of the foot ho... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 12/576,035 filed on Oct. 8, 2009, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 12/120,765 filed on May 15, 2008, which ... | A nutritional supplement specifically designed to lower cholesterol that addresses multiple mechanisms including hepatic synthesis and release, intestinal absorption of cholesterol, while, at the same time, including ingredients that mitigate the side effects of the constituents and increase their efficacy by affecting... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to a pair of pants in which the seat is modified to allow insertion of cushioning means positioned to provide cushioned comfort for the seated derriere of a wearer of the slacks. The term “pants” is used to define a pair of trousers, whether “lo... | A pair of pants is modified to mimic a pair of fashionably patched pants except that the “patches” are panels which forms pouches on the seat of the pants. Each panel is provided with a vertical box pleat which allows the pouch, formed by securing the panel to the fabric of the seat, to be expanded sufficiently to hold... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] 1. Field of the Invention
[0004] This invention relates to a combination suct... | A combination suction retraction instrument for surgery is disclosed. The suction retraction instrument includes a retractor including a body, a suction nozzle secured to a distal end of the body, and means for retaining a suction tube adjacent the retractor. The suction tube is connected to a vacuum source for removin... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
The field of the invention is a device for producing a thin-walled elongate body, such as a pipette or a tip.
When producing thin-walled elongate bodies, such as particularly pipettes or tips, the problem arises that no rotary symmetrical parts are produced due to off-setting and tolerances in th... | A device for producing a thin-walled elongate body from thermoplastic material includes a removable sleeve ( 25 ) and a bush ( 33 ), the casing of the removable sleeve ( 25 ) and the bore ( 31 ) in the bush ( 33 ) are arranged eccentrically with respect to the axis of symmetry of the core and, by rotation relative to o... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a continuous shear deformation device, in particular, which is capable of mass-producing shear deformed metallic materials by continuously supplying the metallic materials to a sharply bent channel type mold.
2. ... | The present invention relates to a continuous shear deformation device, in particular, which is capable of mass-producing shear deformed materials by continuously supplying a sharply bent channel type mold with materials, particularly, which have a variety of thickness from thin sheet to thick plate. The continuous she... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of the US national phase designation of International application PCT/EP02/07162 filed Jun. 28, 2002, the content of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference thereto.
BACKGROUND ART
The present inve... | The present invention relates to a novel carboxypeptidase gene and the polypeptide encoded thereby. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of the present carboxypeptidase and polypeptide in the manufacture of cocoa flavor and/or chocolate. | 2 |
This is a continuation-in-part of this inventor's earlier patent application Ser. No. 923,612 filed 10/27/86, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this patent application is to provide the snow skier, primarily when speeding downhill, with a pair of handlebars for his/her hands... | This sporting, mechanical, paired, ski-steering device consists of a pair of upright curved, sturdy, handlebars attached straight up to the center of a snow ski (one per ski) in the area where standard ski bindings are mounted. The skier stands in the rear of the skis, one foot on each ski and with each foot maintained... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation, and claims priority, of co-pending U.S application Ser. No. 12/753,524, filed Apr. 2, 2010, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/212,104, filed Apr. 7, 2009. The contents of all the prior applications are inco... | An inter-vertebral disc prosthesis intended for percutaneous deployment comprises an expandable annular enclosure and an expandable nuclear enclosure. The expandable annular enclosure incorporates a reinforcing annular band along its periphery and is filled with in-situ curable rubber. The expandable nuclear enclosure ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for producing a polycylic diol by using carbon monoxide, hydrogen and a polycyclic bridged ring olefinic compound having another double bond, formyl or methylol group (at the other side of bridgehead carbon).
... | A polycyclic diol is produced by a hydroformylation of a polycyclic bridged ring olefinic compound having another double bond, formyl or methylol group, in the presence of a cobalt compound and a phosphine as a catalyst in the presence of a saturated hydrocarbon or aromatic hydrocarbon.
Polycyclic diols such as t... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
With the increasing popularity of billiards, many people have become interested not only in the various games that may be played with the equipment, but also with a number of interesting things which can be done with the balls in predetermined configurations. These ballistic exercises,... | An accessory for billiard shooting is disclosed. The accessory comprises a planar element that is oriented and positioned on the billiard table playing surface. It includes marks for positioning a number of billiard ball at desired positions on the playing surface of the table. The cue ball is then put on the playing s... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61/759560, filed Feb. 1, 2013, and Provisional Application No. 61/710610, filed Oct. 5, 2012, the disclosures of which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND
... | An ophthalmic irrigator-aspirator has a handpiece with aspiration and irrigation openings through its distal end; and a narrow aspiration tip projecting distally. A flexible sleeve has an annular hub for watertight connection to the handpiece. The sleeve surrounds the full extent of the tip. An intermediate portion of ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/832,897, filed Jul. 24, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
GOVERNMENT INTERESTS
[0002] This invention was made with govern... | Disclosed herein are novel antagonists of the androgen receptor and androgen receptor mutations associated with clinical failure of currently prescribed anti-androgens and use of said antagonists in the treatment of conditions associated with inappropriate activation of the androgen receptor. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CN2015/074360, filed on Mar. 17, 2015, which claims priority to Chinese Application No. 201410100523.3, filed on Mar. 18, 2014. The contents of both applications are hereby incorporated by reference... | A bisoxime ester photoinitiator as represented by general formula (I). By introducing a bisoxime ester group and a cycloalkylalkyl group into the chemical structure, this photoinitiator not only has excellent performance in aspects of storage stability, photosensitivity, developability, pattern integrity, and the like,... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and improved construction of centrifugal casting arrangement for a centrifugal casting machine, especially for dental applications, as well as to an improved construction of housing structure for use in such centrifugal casting machine.
Cent... | Due to the inclination of a centrifuge arm of a centrifugal casting arrangement the mass of a muffle or retort and a compensation or balancing mass come to lie essentially in the same rotational plane. The infinite adjustment of a muffle or retort holder and the compensation or balancing mass is accomplished by a drive... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to an accessory of a power tool, in particular to a cutting accessory detachably mounted on an oscillating power tool. The present invention also relates to an oscillating power tool using the cutting accessory.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A cutting accessory detachably mounted on an oscillating power tool is disclosed. The oscillating power tool includes a head housing and an output shaft extending from the head housing. The output shaft rotates oscillatingly about a longitudinal axis thereof. The cutting accessory includes a housing adapted to the head... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to elevator systems and, in particular, to equipment for ascertaining the absolute position of a rail-guided elevator car in an elevator shaft.
[0002] Such position transmitting equipment is known. In elevator insta... | Position transmitting equipment for ascertaining the position of a rail-guided elevator car includes a code carrier, which is arranged over the car travel path in fixed location on a guide rail with code marks of different permeability. A permanently precise reading of the coding is ensured by the fact that the code ca... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a tangential indexable cutting insert for use in metal cutting processes in general and for radial and axial turning of a stepped square shoulder in particular.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Tangential cutting ins... | A tangential indexable cutting insert can be used for metal cutting processes in general and for radial and axial turning of a stepped square shoulder in particular. The cutting insert exhibits 180° rotational symmetry about three mutually perpendicular axes. The cutting insert has generally “S”-shaped cutting edges ex... | 1 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of Applicant's; earlier-filed U.S. patent application U.S. Ser. No. 08/404,108 filed on Mar. 13, 1995, now abandon the priority of which is hereby claimed. That application and the earlier patents on which it relies, including Applic... | A blood collection device has a modular suction regulator assembly in the form of an adjustable negative pressure relief valve which controls the level of suction in a collection chamber by admitting air to a short bleed-in passage proximate to a suction connection. The modular assembly is a canister which drops into a... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a process for producing a highly purified food ingredient from the extract of the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant and its use in various food products and beverages.
[0003] 2. Description ... | Stevia compositions are prepared from steviol glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. The compositions are able to provide a superior taste profile and can be used as sweetness enhancers, flavor enhancers and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. | 0 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/443,006, filed Feb. 15, 2011.
SUMMARY
[0002] The present disclosure is directed to an ice pop making apparatus. More particularly, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to facilitate and speed the freezing ... | An ice pop making apparatus for rapid or “on demand” ice pop production involves an apparatus and method whereby one or more mold inserts are removable from the ice pop making apparatus subsequent to an edible product being frozen in the mold insert. The mold insert is exposed to ambient conditions or a fluid bath or s... | 0 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the field of harvesting berry harvesters. More particularly, the invention relates to a walk-behind harvester. More particularly yet, the invention relates to blueberry harvester for use in small-scale fields.
2. Description of the Pr... | Apparatus for raking berries, particularly blueberries. The apparatus has a frame supported on wheels, a rake head, a berry conveyor, support for a berry box, and a side support for stacking additional empty berry boxes. The motor-driven apparatus provides independent operation of ground travel and berry collecting ope... | 0 |
This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/146,934 filed May 17, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,037,426, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/889,352 filed Jul. 17, 2001, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,790,360 on Sep. 14, 2004, which is a National Stage entry of PCT/CA00/01359 filed Nov. 15, 2000. All o... | An apparatus for filtering a liquid in a tank has a plurality of elements and a frame for holding the elements while they are immersed in the liquid. The elements have a plurality of hollow fibre membranes attached to and suspended between an upper header and a lower header. The membranes are in fluid communication wit... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present application is generally related to a video game controller, and specifically to one that detects the movement of a player's feet optically.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Video games are an enjoyable diversion and the video game industry e... | A video game controller for home video game systems is situated between a player's feet and is used to detect positions outside the footprint of the controller. The controller transmits the position data to the video game system and enables game play. In dance games, the controller detects dance steps when the play... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many child's toys are provided with wind-up spring motors, or flywheel/friction motors which are actuated by repeatedly rapidly rolling the wheels of the toy against the floor, then letting go of the toy. Especially for those of these types of toys as are intended to roll along the... | For use in conjunction with a toy of the kind that includes a body having a motor of the flywheel/friction motor type, or of the wind-up spring motor type, a powering-up and releasing device is provided. This device includes an elongated wand which the user temporarily connects to the toy, may use to wind the toy up wh... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED INVENTIONS
[0001] This Application relates to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/668,114 filed Apr. 4, 2005.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to products and methods for improving th... | A product and method by which a range of foodstuff products may be produced which are very pleasant in taste and texture, and therefore, pleasant to eat, and which contain a sufficiency of soluble dietary fiber to effectively supplement the typically low fiber dietary intake. By adding a low viscosity, non-digestible f... | 0 |
RELATED PATENT INFORMATION
This Patent Application is based upon U.S. Provisional Patent Application, Ser. No. 60/225,401, filed Aug. 15, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The subject portable lighting fixture assembly is generally directed to a portable assem... | A portable lighting fixture assembly ( 10 ) for detachably coupling to a frame member of a partition or other such structural system is provided. The portable lighting fixture assembly ( 10 ) generally comprises a base portion ( 100 ) and a lighting portion ( 200 ) coupled thereto for illuminating a display area define... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to a modeling compound for use as a play material suitable for young children. In particular the present intervention provides a non-toxic, malleable modeling compound for molding, extruding, or sculpting shapes or figures, and t... | A modeling composition which is a non-toxic, malleable modeling compound for molding, extruding or sculpting use. Composition generally comprises wax, water, starch, filler, emulsifier, lubricant and coloring. When dried this modeling composition also creates a crayon. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a doll having elements for producing soap bubbles, and more particularly to a doll which can be used by young children safely and with minimal risk of spilling the bubble-making liquid while keeping user interest high.
... | A doll is provided capable of blowing bubbles. The doll has a receptacle for holding bubble making liquid attached to the doll's trunk. A bubble making tool having a ring-shaped end is attached to a moveable arm of the doll. The arm is able to pivot about the trunk so that the tool may be dipped in the liquid and r... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority from earlier filed U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/573,259, filed May 21,2004 and entitled “Easily Opened Tamper Evident Shrink Band.”
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. F... | A tamper-evident band is provided which includes a pull tab which is more easily located and more easily grasped by a consumer for removing the tamper-evident band from a container. A method is also disclosed for applying a heat-shrinkable band to a container such that the band is correctly conformed to the configurati... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] A workstation for the preparer of scrapbook pages.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A good scrapbook page needs to look good in the sense of orderliness and balance. This means skill and artistry in arrangement of often irregularly shaped items, which i... | A scrapbook workstation having a planar work surface accommodating storage, providing dimensional and alignment references, and ready disposal of scrap. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a paper-based container, the devices for its implementation and the containers thus obtained.
2. Description of Background and Material Information
Containers generally designed for ... | Manufacturing method to make simultaneously two paper containers having a front surface and a rear surface, opposed at their support base by three superimposed strips of paper, the intermediate strip being shaped like a sheath sandwiched between the other two strips on which longitudinal folds are formed which, after t... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention is in the area of animal noise protectors.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Ear coverings for animals are known in the art; however, most of these are not capable of hearing/noise pr... | An animal noise protector is disclosed, suitable for placement on the animal's head, over the ears. Two noise-blocking members, suitably sized so as fit comfortably and snugly over the animal's ears and against the sides of the animal's head, are joined by at least one connecting strap that is easily adjust... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a novel polyamino acid-catalyzed process for the enantioselective epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated enones and α,β-unsaturated sulfones under two-phase conditions in the presence of specific cocatalysts.
[0002] Chiral, nonracemic epoxi... | The invention relates to a novel process that makes it possible to epoxidize α,β-unsaturated enones or α,β-unsaturated sulfones with high conversions and enantiomeric excesses in a two-phase system without addition of water in the presence of an organic solvent, a base, an oxidant, a diastereomer- and enantiomer-enrich... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a hand-retaining device, such as for example a glove or a hand strap which can be fastened on the hand, which hand-retaining device has, between the thumb and forefinger, a coupling element for coupling to a pole grip, in particular for walking sticks... | Disclosed is a hand-retaining device ( 25 ), such as a hand strap that can be fastened to the hand or a glove, comprising a movable loop ( 33 ) between the thumb and the index which is used for fixing the hand-retaining device to a hook-type mechanism ( 14 ) of a pole grip. Such a hand-retaining device ( 25 ) is most p... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an implantation system for locking nails used in fracture fixation.
Locking nails for the operative repairs of fractures of tubular bones are widely used. For example, application is described in “The Journal of Trauma” of 1993, Vol. 35 No. 5, p. 772 to 775. ... | An implantation system for a locking nail has an aiming device, wherein the locking nail is formed for detachable attachment to the aiming device at the one end thereof. The nail has two locking holes on the other end and has an exterior feature such as a groove connecting the locking holes which groove is parallel to ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The subject application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/502,065, filed on Jun. 28, 2011, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention rela... | The invention comprises various aqueous PEG-carbohydrate-lipid based formulations of pharmaceutical active ingredients including compositions for intravenous injections. This invention relates to methods and compositions for improving solubility and the safety profile of pharmaceutical compounds. More particularly, the... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Technical Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a method of using a catalytic heat sink with alcohol. More specifically, the invention is drawn toward using the heat sink in mobile applications that generate an abundance of heat from... | A heat sink is used to absorb heat produced by a vehicle. The heat sink uses an endothermic catalytic alcohol dehydrogenation reaction to assist with the absorption of excess heat produced in the electronics of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the alcohol can be pre-heated by absorbing heat from various components of ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/196,690, filed Aug. 3, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,686,021; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/066,967, filed Feb. 4, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,146,981; which applications are incorporated herein by reference. ... | A patient's pharyngeal wall is treated by inserting an expander member into the airway and positioning an active portion of the expander member in opposition to portions of the pharyngeal wall to be treated. The expander member is activated to urge the wall portions outwardly to an outwardly displaced position. The... | 0 |
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/767,611, filed Jan. 22, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,420,570, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/375,340, filed Aug. 16, 1999, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/050,882, filed Mar. 30, 1998 now... | Psoralen compound compositions are synthesized which have substitutions on the 4, 4′, 5′, and 8 positions of the psoralen, which yet permit their binding to nucleic acid of pathogens. Reaction conditions that photoactivate these bound psoralens result in covalent crosslinking to nucleic acid, thereby inactivating the p... | 0 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to offset printing and more specifically to a plate cylinder for an offset printing press and related plate bender.
[0002] U.S. Pat. No. 4,487,122 discloses a system for compensating for roll deflection to provide contact ... | A plate cylinder has a cylinder body, a first image area at one end of the cylinder body, the first image area having a first average diameter, a second image area at the other end of the cylinder body having a second average diameter, and a third image area between the first and second image areas. The third image are... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a practice racket especially adapted for practice of a tennis service, as well as other tennis strokes, and also for warm-up exercises.
2. Description of the Prior Art
One of the more difficult maneuvers to ex... | A practice tennis racket having a handle and peripheral frame corresponding to a conventional tennis racket. Extending across the frame is a flexible barrier net and a gridwork of yielding retaining strings. When a tennis ball is struck with the racket, the retaining strings permit the ball to pass therethrough to be c... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a chain block for use in a load hoisting work.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] In order to move a load in an up-down direction, a chain block is generally used. The chain block includes a hand wheel, a wheel cover, a main body portion, and the ... | Provided is a chain block with which wheel cover strength can be improved while inhibiting an increase in cost, without the need for separate reinforcement members. A chain block is provided with a wheel cover which is attached to a frame member, and which covers a hand-chain wheel having a hand chain looped thereover.... | 1 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/216,914, filed Mar. 23, 1994, entitled "Athletic Glove for Bat, Club and Racquet Sports", now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to athletic glo... | An athletic glove to be worn by baseball batters (as well as other participants in bat, club and racquet sports) promotes proper gripping disposition of the handle portion of a baseball bat by providing a spacing member integrally airfixed to the crotch area of the palm of the glove body for engagement with the handle ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates generally to an oral composition having a function in lubricating the mouth and preventing the formation of stains on the surfaces of the teeth. The active ingredients of the composition are a polyvinyl... | An oral lubricant having usefulness for alleviating the symptoms of dry mouth and preventing accumulation of dental stains based on a polyvinyl alcohol polymer containing composition in an orally acceptable carrier or vehicle. The invention relates generally to an oral composition having a function in lubricating the m... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to a reformer in which fuel gas (raw material gas) is reformed to product gas and supplied to anodes (fuel electrodes) of cells in fuel cell systems, in particular, relates to a plate type reformer in which reforming reaction is conducted... | Main units which includes a reforming reactor and a combustor, both piled together having a heat conductive, partition wall therebetween, are located in a manner such that the combustor sides thereof face each other, with an auxiliary unit for supplying fuel to each combustor being put between the main units. Raw mater... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] 60/480,319/DATED Jun. 23, 2003 Title: Animated/Vision Testing System
BACKGROUND FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to field of Visual Acuity Testing, specifically to animated/slide computerized vision testing system a... | This invention relates to field of Visual Acuity Testing, specifically to animated/slide computerized vision testing system and a new “Digital Formula” for the measurement of visual acuity and vision testing for humans. This system was also designed to be the first system to work on not one but three computer platform ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improvement in cookware and, more particularly, to a cooking utensil cover having a means for mounting the cover in an approximate upright position on the utensil rim.
2. Description of the Prior Art
During... | A support block is affixed to the sidewall of a cooking utensil cover. The block is provided with a slot across its outer face adapted to engage the top rim of the utensil. The slot is oriented in the block to cause the cover to assume an approximate upright position over the utensil when the slot is engaged with the u... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to household coffee brewing apparatus and more particularly to such apparatus which provides an indication of sufficient calcification that cleaning is desirable or necessary.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Coffee brew... | For a coffee brewing machine, an indicating system which operates to notify the user when it is time to clean the water supply conduit of accumulated mineral deposits. When a self contained removable reservoir is inserted into its operative position connecting to the water supply conduit, it closes the contacts of a te... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 512,120, filed Oct. 4, 1974.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Alkali Metal Hydride Processes
One known method of preparing alkali metal hydrides utilizes the reaction of alkali metal a... | This invention relates to the preparation of alkali metal hydrides and of alkali metal aluminum dihydrocarbon dihydrides and in particular to such compounds of sodium, potassium or lithium having in the case of the dihydrocarbon compounds hydrocarbon radicals containing from 2 to about 30 carbon atoms per radical. Such... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention refers to an apparatus for integrating an optical character generator into a printer housing.
2. Description of the Related Art
The integration of optical character generators of non-mechanical printers in a corresponding print... | For projecting optical images onto a transfer printing drum of a non-mechanical printer, an apparatus is used with which the optical character generators can be introduced and removed adjustment-free. To that end, two fastening elements are provided in the printer housing and are adjusted at a constant spacing from the... | 1 |
REFERENCE TO PENDING PRIOR PATENT APPLICATION
[0001] This patent application claims benefit of pending prior U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/727,436, filed Nov. 16, 2012 by Andrew Tybinkowski et al. for COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) IMAGING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-SLIT ROTATABLE COLLIMATOR (Attorney... | Apparatus for collimating an X-ray beam, the apparatus comprising:
a multi-slit rotatable collimator comprising:
a semi-tubular structure extending coaxially along a longitudinal axis, the semi-tubular structure being formed out of an X-ray impermeable material; at least one slit formed in the semi-... | 0 |
This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-149483 filed on May 30, 2006, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a decurl device which detects a curl of a sheet and uncurls the sheet, and an image forming appar... | A decurl device includes: a curl detecting section having a plurality of toothed wheels each which detects a curling amount and a curling direction of a sheet having a curl; and a plurality of uncurling sections each arranged downstream of the curl detecting section in a conveyance direction of the sheet having the cur... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a system and process for the monitoring of physiological vital life signs, and particularly to a non-invasive system and process.
Background of the Invention
It is well known that the initial encounter with a physician involves the physician evaluating ... | An apparatus operable for monitoring physiological vital signs of a human body without physically contacting the body is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sensor operable to transform a movement and/or acoustical wave produced by the body into an electrical signal, a signal processor coupled to the sensor and operabl... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present invention is related to co-pending application entitled “OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM”, Ser. No. ______, filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office concurrently with the present application.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | An oxygen concentrator system with altitude compensation includes at least one oxygen concentrator sub-system and a plenum subsystem. The at least one oxygen concentrator sub-system produces oxygen-enriched air which is outputted to both the oxygen concentrator system output and to a plenum chamber within the plenum su... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The field of the invention is the O-alkylation of dianhydrohexitols.
[0002] In particular, the present invention relates to the preparation of ether derivatives of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol such as isosorbide, isoidide or isomannide.
[0003] More precisel... | A method for preparing a dialkyloxydianhyrohexitol (dimethylisosorbide) composition by etherification of dianhydrohexitol (isosorbide). The aim is to achieve a “clean” method that avoids the use of a methylation agent such as dimethyl sulfate or methyl chloride, which generates stoechiometric quantities of salts, or ex... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority of United States Provisional Patent Application filed Sep. 5, 2008 having Ser. No. 61/094,478.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention is related to massagers and more particularly to a user manip... | A foot massaging device having a plurality of parallel cylindrical rollers mounted within a frame. The frame includes adjustment slots allowing the rollers to be relocated within the frame to present various massaging configurations. The foot massaging device is adjustable by seating the rearwardly disposed rollers bet... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compositions for making cationic radiodiagnostic agents and, in particular, to accelerators for labelling such cationic radiodiagnostic agents, kits for preparing such 99m Tc-labelled cationic radiodiagnostic agents with technetium, and methods for labelli... | A composition for preparing cationic lipophilic technetium complexes is described. The composition comprises an admixture of (a) an accelerator compound selected from the group of water-soluble organic bidentate ligands that are capable of coordinating with technetium to form a 4 to 6 member ring and (b) a target-seeki... | 0 |
FIELD
[0001] This disclosure is in the field of cookery.
BACKGROUND
[0002] When cooking outdoors, such as over an open fire,, it is common to turn the food manually. For instance, when cooking a hot dog on a stick, the stick must be turned manually to ensure the meat is cooked evenly. This... | An apparatus for holding and rotating food, the apparatus comprising a fork, an extendible arm configured to removably attach the fork, a motor configured to be coupled to the fork to rotate the fork and a height adjustable support for the arm. The fork includes prongs that are U shaped, wherein the distal ends of the ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to molds required to cure large radial pneumatic tires.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] It is well known that conventional radial tires run cooler and therefore provide longer service hours than conventional ... | A method and apparatus for curing large radial pneumatic tires using a plurality of like molds each having top and bottom mold sections provided with radially movable groove-defining tread segments which are automatically extended into a tire to be cured when the molds are positioned within an autoclave and which are a... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention pertains to the area of biological purification of waste water, especially city water, industrial water and distribution water to be made into drinking water. It specifically pertains to a purification process wherein the water to be treated and oxygenated gas are sent in asc... | A process and apparatus for biological purification of waste water wherein waste water and oxygenated gas are introduced into a reactor using ascending cocurrents. The reactor is equipped with a lower fluidized bed and an upper fixed bed for filtration. The particles in the beds are composed of expanded materials havin... | 1 |
This application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/182,002 filed Feb. 11, 2000 and Ser. No. 60/224,314, filed Aug. 10, 2000, both abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to games involving the use of miniatures to represent characters in the games, and to apparatus for use i... | A method and an apparatus by which rules and record keeping in games employing miniature figures as game pieces are incorporated onto the base of the miniature figures themselves. Counters or wheels keep track of a character's characteristics and how they change as a game progresses. Values can be customized for ea... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to European Application No. EP 04 004 054.5, filed Feb. 23, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The invention relates to the use of mel... | A method of treating or preventing a respiratory disease in a pig, the method comprising administering to the pig in need thereof an effective amount of meloxicam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 0 |
This application is a 371 of PCT application No. PCT/EP98/05500, filed on Aug. 26, 1998.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a device for absorbing moisture from the air.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A known device for absorbing moistur... | A device is disclosed for absorbing moisture from the air. The device is made of flexible packaging material attached to a support. The packaging is filled with an absorption material. The support may have parts for holding the same in a rigid standard size holding device and/or parts for suspension. The packaging can ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a paste extruder for making hollow articles (profiles), for example, plastic pipes or tubes, particularly of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE). The extruder includes a machine stand to which are attached an extrusion cylinder having an extrusion mouthpiece to recei... | An apparatus for extruding plastic tubing includes a machine stand; an extrusion cylinder supported by the machine stand; a housing supported on the machine stand; a hollow extrusion piston introducible into and withdrawable from the extrusion cylinder; an extrusion drive accommodated in the housing and connected to th... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to conopeptides and analogs thereof that can control or otherwise affect behavior of voltage-gated sodium channels, such as Nav 1.1-1.7 channels. Many conopeptides are found in minute amounts in the venom of cone snails (genus Conus ). As such, the... | The present invention relates to conopeptides that are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which block the sodium channels. | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 12/398,753, filed Mar. 5, 2009, entitled “Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools”, which in turn claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/034,048, filed Mar. 5, 2008, entitled... | Disclosed herein are tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 4,942,529 issued to Isaac Avitan et al on Jul. 17, 1990, for Lift Truck Control Systems, bearing a common assignee, and whose teachings are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method and ap... | The invention features a method and apparatus of determining the absolute and/or relative carriage height of a forklift truck having an extendable mast. The hydraulic fluid displacement is converted to electrical signals to obtain the carriage height. A hydraulic flow sensor has two proximity sensors to detect motion (... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), formula (II), formula (III), formula (IV), formula (V) and formula (VI) (hereinafter referred to as “formulae (I)-(VI)”), which more particularly include sulfonylurea derivatives, sulfonylthiourea derivatives, sulfonylguan... | Novel compounds of formula (I) to (VI), which more particularly include sulfonylurea derivatives, sulfonylthiourea derivatives, sulfonylguanidine derivatives, sulfonylcyanoguanidine derivatives, thioacylsulfonamide derivatives, and acylsulfonamide derivatives which are effective platelet ADP receptor inhibitors. These ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to selectively colorable compositions and to a method for forming selectively colored polymeric bodies using such compositions.
Commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,942,554 discloses a curable composition containing a color precursor and an onium salt w... | Selectively colorable compositions and a method for forming selectively colored polymeric bodies using such compositions are disclosed. In accordance with the invention, a selectively colorable polymerizable composition comprising a leucobase color former is irradiated with light of a particular wavelength and specific... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a vehicle cruise control system for automatically maintaining the speed of a vehicle at a fixed level.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various forms of cruise control systems are known. According to a typical cruise control system for an automobile, after a... | A vehicle cruise control system, comprising a control circuit for producing a control signal for maintaining a speed of a vehicle at a fixed level according to a difference between an actual vehicle speed and a target vehicle speed, and a drive circuit for producing a drive signal for selectively driving an actuator in... | 1 |
This is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/613,412 filed on Mar. 11, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,689,935, issued Nov. 25, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates in general to product packaging and in particular to a plastic ma... | A plastic packaging material which, when formed as a package having seams, will provide a predictable line of failure along a seam when the package is opened to prevent the package from tearing down the side. The predictable failure path is provided through a lamination process involving specific resins or blends of re... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a transplanter used to plant vegetable seedlings in truck farms or to carry out similar agricultural works, engaging with the ground.
2. Prior Art
In general, planting units are mounted on vehicles or trailers... | A seedling planter mounted on a trailer is provided with means to sense the side walls of ridges of earth and a means to position the planter over ridges of earth in response to the ridge side wall sensing means by transporting the planter sideways from the for/aft center line of the trailer irrespective of the track o... | 0 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for automatically milking animals, comprising a milking robot, provided with one or more arms for carrying robot equipment, said robot equipment including teat cups, as well as a cleaning member for cleaning teats of an animal.
BACKGROUND O... | Apparatus for automatically milking animals in a milking compartment by means of teat cups on a robot arm that also includes a sensing device for locating the teats of the animal to be milked. The robot arm is automatically positioned longitudinally under the animal to be milked and includes a cleaning element which is... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present disclosure is related to marking and printing methods and systems, and more specifically to methods and systems for precisely metering a dampening fluid (such as a water-based fountain fluid) in a variable lithography marking or printing system.
[0002] Offset lithog... | A system and corresponding methods are disclosed for controlling the thickness of a layer of dampening fluid applied to a reimageable surface of an imaging member in a variable data lithography system. Following deposition of the dampening fluid layer, a gas is passed over a region of the fluid layer prior to pattern f... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to a lightweight aircraft passenger seat assembly, comprising at least one seat portion and at least one supporting portion for supporting the at least one seat portion relative to an aircraft structure.
BACKGROUND
Conventional aircraft passenger seat assemblies r... | A lightweight aircraft passenger seat assembly comprises at least one seat portion and at least one supporting portion for supporting the at least one seat portion relative to an aircraft structure. In order to provide an improved lightweight aircraft passenger seat assembly having a reduced weight, size and complexity... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to methods for removing nitrogen oxides effectively from exhaust gas containing the nitrogen oxides such as exhaust gas from internal combustion engines of automobiles etc, exhaust gas from consumers appliance such as cooking apparatus and the like, and ex... | Exhaust gas from internal combustion engines is treated with catalyst comprising an inorganic oxide supporter which supports at least one of noble metals selected from Rh, Pt, and Pd, alkali rare earth metals, rare earth metals, and magnesium in order to remove NOx effectively with superior durability of the catalyst n... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a master-cylinder primary piston for an automobile and to vehicle master cylinders equipped with such a piston.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0002] Master cylinders known to the state of the art have a primary piston and a secondary ... | A primary piston is described of molded plastic and equipped with a functional metallic insert and at least one groove. The primary piston is installed in a master cylinder comprising at least the primary piston and a secondary piston, these being mounted in the bore hole of a master cylinder. These pistons can create ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to the field of sampling air from the lungs and specifically to the field of obtaining a sample of a person's air, including alveolar air from the alveoli of the lungs of a person.
[0002] Air from the lungs of a person can be used for... | A breath testing apparatus is provided with a mouthpiece, a collection chamber, and a discharge chute. A breath sample is captured within the collection chamber and transferred to an evacuated container through the discharge chute by a sample transfer assembly. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates generally to supports for plants. More specifically, the invention relates to a plant cage formed from a fiber reinforced composite material and having locking clips interconnecting a plurality of horizontal support... | A plant cage for supporting growing plants includes horizontal and vertical support rods connected by locking clips to form a cage of a desired size and shape. The locking clip includes a clamp at each end of an elongated body, with each clamp formed of two tabs extending outwardly at oblique angles, with an aperture f... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to ink jet printing apparatus, and more particularly, to multi-nozzle ink jet printing apparatus in which ink drops are generated on demand in response to suitable electrical signals.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
There have been known in the prior art ink ... | An ink jet drop-on-demand print head comprises a plurality of tubular piezoelectric transducers each having two electrodes formed by an electrically conducting coating. A housing member holds the transducers in a position which includes at least one row of transducers. A substrate includes a plurality of electrical con... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/869,583, filed Aug. 23, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including but not limited to those portions that specifically appear hereinafter, the incor... | A low cost and durable package for use in shipping thin, fragile planar members, such as protective tempered glass screen protectors for electronic devices. The package may include a rectangular box having a sidewall that defines an interior portion. A support insert having two outer sidewall members and a middle wall ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a production machine with a hydraulic and/or electric drive, and also measured data acquisition for at least one positional determination and at least two measured variables dependent on the latter in the production machine.
[0002] ... | The invention relates to a production machine with a hydraulic and/or electric drive and also measured data acquisition for at least one positional determination and at least two measured variables dependent on the latter in the production machine. If a further setpoint profile is exceeded, a setpoint input is correcte... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to entrained flow coal gasifiers and in particular to a method and apparatus for obtaining a higher heating value gas therefrom.
Gasification of coal is primarily the incomplete combustion of the coal. The maximum heating value is theoretically obtainable b... | An entrained flow coal gasifier wherein a high temperature product gas stream is essentially formed by burning char with air. Additional char, formed by partial gasification of coal, is added immediately thereafter to obtain the gasification reaction. Fresh coal is thereafter supplied in a lower temperature region ther... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/706,176 filed on Aug. 5, 2005, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/709,348 filed on Aug. 18, 2005, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
FIELD OF THE ... | A mount for coupling a device to a support structure in a vehicle, the vehicle including a fuel tank for storing fuel, includes a canister having at least one surface insertable into the fuel tank so as to contact the fuel, the canister being impervious to the fuel. A cartridge is removably insertable into the canister... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for replacing an existing refrigerant in a centrifugal compressor while maintaining or modifying the performance of the centrifugal compressor.
B. Description of the Related Art
Typically, centrifugal... | A method for substituting a replacement refrigerant for an existing refrigerant in a centrifugal compressor includes the steps of selecting a desired impeller Mach number for the centrifugal compressor, selecting a base refrigerant constituent, combining at least one additive refrigerant constituent with the base refri... | 2 |
This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of the U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/401,369 filed Aug. 6, 2002.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to sheetmetal forming apparatus and more particularly to apparatus that forms bends in rectangular tubing.
... | Tube bending/crimping apparatus has a frame, a toggle assembly and a carriage assembly. The toggle assembly has overlapping male dies with tapering working tips that form a self-centering wedge. The carriage assembly has a shaft with a pinion that engages a rack on the frame to move the carriage assembly. A handle on t... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING
[0003] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] ... | 1′-Acetoxychavicol acetate is a compound not known before to possess anti-tuberculous activity. The above data revealed that the compound was active against the standard H37Ra strain as well as several clinical isolates at the concentration well below the toxic concentration against various mammalian cells. The compoun... | 0 |
The benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/179,136, filed Jan. 31, 2000, claimed and the entire contents of the Provisional Application is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to measurement of flow in blood vessel by thermo-dilution. In particular it relates to an improv... | When a bolus dose of cold saline is injected into a catheter where a wire, carrying a sensor unit and electrical leads for signal transmission, is located, the lead resistance is affected by the cold saline thereby altering the resistivity. However, by countering this effect and measuring the change needed to affect th... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of and priority to French Patent Application No. 1353777, filed Apr. 25, 2013. French Patent Application No. 1353777 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The invention relate... | A medical device includes a VNS pulse burst generator for stimulation of the vagus nerve, and a controller for analyzing the cardiac rhythm. It further includes a sequencer that uses an estimator to calculate during a given cycle an estimate of the temporal position of the R wave of the next cycle. The controller is co... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/441,007, field on Feb. 9, 2011, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This application relates to a baffle and ba... | In this respect, the present arrangement provides a density current baffle that employs a baffle that is dimensioned to balance the fact that larger horizontal projections of density current baffles improve performance while simultaneously recognizing that an overly large baffle would simply not correctly function, be ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a unique method for preparing and applying a lightweight cementitious coating to existing and/or new roof surfaces. By virtue of the method of the present invention, the roof coating provides an extremely durable, light-w... | A unique method for applying a lightweight cementitious coating to either existing or new roof surfaces. The invention relates to the method of preparing the coating mixture and its manner of application. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the priority of provisional application Ser. No. 60/063,669, filed Oct. 28, 1997.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a series of novel cyclopentene derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and interm... | The compounds of formula I are useful in treating gastrointestinal disorders associated with antagonizing the motilin receptor disorders. The compounds compete with erythromycin and motilin for the motilin receptor. In addition the compounds are antagonists of the contractile smooth muscle response to those ligands. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field
This disclosure is concerned generally with a novel cytokine antagonist preparation and specifically with the preparation, characterization, and use of an Interleukin-6 inhibitor which can be isolated from tissue culture fluid and has been found to have in vitro Interleu... | A previously undescribed Interleukin-6 inhibitor activity has been successfully isolated from the supernatant of the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60. Treatment of the HL-60 cell line with cycloheximide prevents the appearance of the inhibitory activity in the cellular supernatant. Incubation of the HL-60 s... | 2 |